India continue purple patch

Sep 22, 2007

Johnson got rid of Gautam Gambhir as well, and India seemed in a spot of bother at 41 for 2•AFP

... before Mitchell Johnson removed Sehwag•AFP

Robin Uthappa played his part with 34 off 28 balls, including three sixes. He added 84 with Yuvraj and a big total loomed•AFP

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The ever excitable Sreesanth gives Hayden a send-off•AFP

A spurt of wickets in the end took the game away from Australia. India held their nerve and triumphed by 15 runs, setting up the final clash with Pakistan•AFP

Yuvraj Singh had missed India's previous match against South Africa, but seemed to continue from his heroics from the England game, where he hit six sixes in an over•AFP

Virender Sehwag strained his left thigh in the first over of the day, and Rohit Sharma came in to run for him•AFP

Yuvraj launches into one of his five sixes. He made 70 off 30 balls as India raced along•AFP

Mahendra Singh Dhoni late blitz India to 188 and Australia had a big fight on their hands•AFP

Matthew Hayden got going quickly and at one stage, Australia were favourites•AFP

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Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag put on 30 runs in 5.2 overs for the first wicket in a steady start ...•AFP

There was relief for Australia once Yuvraj departed as soon as Michael Clarke came on to bowl•AFP

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Hayden, on 62, gave himself a little too much room to loft and his off stump is sent for a toss by Sreesanth•AFP

Irfan Pathan pegs back Andrew Symonds' off stump, the most crucial scalp after Hayden•AFP